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7 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Misinformation Superspreader

Written by: The Conversation

March 18, 2021

Here are some strategies you can use to avoid being misled, and to prevent yourself – and others ...

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Science laboratory

6 Tips to Help You Detect Fake Science News

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March 16, 2021

If a science article sounds too good to be true or too wacky to be real, or very conveniently su ...

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St. Patrick

10 Things to Know About the Real St. Patrick

Written by: The Conversation

March 16, 2021

Patrick’s own writings and early accounts of the saint’s career reveal many interesting details ...

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Billions of Cicadas May Be Coming Soon to Trees Near You

Written by: The Conversation

March 12, 2021

Starting sometime in April or May, depending on latitude, one of the largest broods of 17-year ...

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Mauthausen concentration camp

How the Nazis Used Music to Celebrate and Facilitate Murder

Written by: The Conversation

March 12, 2021

Beautiful music accompanying murder and rape is a bizarre and disturbing juxtaposition.

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How Search Engines Spread Misinformation

Written by: The Conversation

March 11, 2021

Search engines are one of society’s primary gateways to information and people, but they are als ...

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The Red Kimono

How a Silent Movie Informs the Debate Over the Right to Be Forgotten

Written by: The Conversation

March 10, 2021

The right to be forgotten has sparked concern over “erasing” history. But neither regulation nor ...

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Big Ben

No, Big Ben Wasn't Stolen from Palestinians

Written by: The Conversation

March 10, 2021

Disproving fake news is time-consuming. But ignoring it corrodes trust.

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Oprah Winfrey and Meghan Markle

Why 'Royal Confessionals' Threaten the Monarchy

Written by: The Conversation

March 8, 2021

The “confessional” is often used in celebrity cultures to manufacture intimacies with audiences.

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COVID Texas face mask

States Drop COVID-19 Mask Mandates But Still Urge People to Wear Them

Written by: The Conversation

March 7, 2021

An emerging trend of some states is bucking national and international public health recommendat ...

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Support for QAnon Is Hard to Measure – And Polls May Overestimate It

Written by: The Conversation

March 5, 2021

It’s hard to know how many people actually believe the key tenets of QAnon’s claims, including t ...

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Saint James

James, 'Brother' of Jesus: His Ancient Remains Belong to Someone Else

Written by: The Conversation

March 5, 2021

A bone said to have belonged to Saint James has been radiocarbon-dated – and sadly de-authenticated.

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cuttlefish

Clever Cuttlefish Show Advanced Self-Control, Like Chimps and Crows

Written by: The Conversation

March 3, 2021

Finding that cuttlefish are capable of some of the facets that are thought to be fundamental to ...

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President Trump Holds Make America Great Again Rally In Pennsylvania

Can QAnon Survive Another 'Great Disappointment' on March 4?

Written by: The Conversation

March 2, 2021

Apocalyptic movements rarely simply dissolve when prophecies are seen to fail.

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Sitting, Person, Human

What Public School Students Are Allowed To Say on Social Media May Be About to Change

Written by: The Conversation

Feb. 26, 2021

A Supreme Court decision may provide some clarity on the issue.

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Mobile Phone, Cell Phone, Phone

Audio Chatrooms Like Clubhouse Tap Into Age-Old Appeal of the Human Voice

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Feb. 26, 2021

The attention the app is getting is part of a wider reinvention and reinvigoration of the audio ...

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plastic waste in ocean

Where Does Plastic Pollution Go When It Enters the Ocean?

Written by: The Conversation

Feb. 26, 2021

Of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste we produce each year, it’s estimated that a ...

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Conspiracy Theories May Start to Take Hold at Age 14

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Feb. 25, 2021

Many adolescents have been home schooled and isolated from their peer groups for much of the COV ...

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U.S. Capitol riot

What Is Fascism?

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Feb. 25, 2021

Important to most fascists is the idea that the nation’s “patriots” have been let down, that “go ...

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Rosary, glass of water, and holy Bible during Lent

What Are the Origins of Lent?

Written by: The Conversation

Feb. 22, 2021

The practice of fasting from food for spiritual reasons is found in the three largest Abrahamic ...

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